So I'm currently writing in Singapore, after having passed through Beijing and Hong Kong.
I've got a theory. I think you can rate a country's development on the quality of its toilets. Some economist ought to pick up on this theory. Little things like, can you flush toilet paper in this country? Do public restrooms have toilet paper? How clean is the average bathroom you visit? Are there adequate bathrooms in public spaces?
My friends know that I have a five-point rating system for determining how good a restroom is. It goes as follows:
1 point-toilet that flushes
1 point-toilet paper in the stall
1 point-water to wash your hands with after
1 point-soap to wash your hands
1 point-paper to dry your hands (half point will be given for an air dryer that can actually dry hands before impatience sets in).
Every bathroom in Singapore and Hong Kong has been at least four stars. Most are five stars. In China, a four star toilet is a rare thing, a five star restroom almost impossible to find.
I'm thinking of devising a ten-point rating system to further distinguish bathrooms:
1 point=a toilet
1 point=the seat is clean
1 point=toilet paper available in stall
1 point=toilet flushes
1 point=you can flush the toilet paper
1 point=water to wash hands
1 point=soap to wash hands
1 point=paper towel to dry your hands
1 point=no line to wait in
1 point=no odor or pleasant odor
How do your recent restroom experiences rate?
I've got a theory. I think you can rate a country's development on the quality of its toilets. Some economist ought to pick up on this theory. Little things like, can you flush toilet paper in this country? Do public restrooms have toilet paper? How clean is the average bathroom you visit? Are there adequate bathrooms in public spaces?
My friends know that I have a five-point rating system for determining how good a restroom is. It goes as follows:
1 point-toilet that flushes
1 point-toilet paper in the stall
1 point-water to wash your hands with after
1 point-soap to wash your hands
1 point-paper to dry your hands (half point will be given for an air dryer that can actually dry hands before impatience sets in).
Every bathroom in Singapore and Hong Kong has been at least four stars. Most are five stars. In China, a four star toilet is a rare thing, a five star restroom almost impossible to find.
I'm thinking of devising a ten-point rating system to further distinguish bathrooms:
1 point=a toilet
1 point=the seat is clean
1 point=toilet paper available in stall
1 point=toilet flushes
1 point=you can flush the toilet paper
1 point=water to wash hands
1 point=soap to wash hands
1 point=paper towel to dry your hands
1 point=no line to wait in
1 point=no odor or pleasant odor
How do your recent restroom experiences rate?
